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i mean they've been in guantanamo bay guantanamo bay how seven hundred seventy nine men of those seven hundred seventy nine over six hundred have been released now the u.s. government promises us that if they can use evidence obtained through torture they can prosecute up to twenty individuals that's twenty individuals out of seven hundred seventy nine i say to you to guantanamo bay today is not about justice it's never been about justice and the fact that they've done seven proceedings in eleven and a half years it will never be about justice these men have a right to have a peaceful demonstration and to have their discrepancy heard they've been there eleven and a half years and they have no hope and their home countries don't seem to be coming to the rescue i mean to wait the strongest ally that america has sets on the sidelines and watches while it hosts thirteen thousand american soldiers we say kuwait what would happen if the situation were reversed i mean we need you to get involved we need people to stand up we need the humanitarian thing to occur what would happen we are a mill
i mean they've been in guantanamo bay guantanamo bay how seven hundred seventy nine men of those seven hundred seventy nine over six hundred have been released now the u.s. government promises us that if they can use evidence obtained through torture they can prosecute up to twenty individuals that's twenty individuals out of seven hundred seventy nine i say to you to guantanamo bay today is not about justice it's never been about justice and the fact that they've done seven proceedings in...
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i was at guantÁnamo bay this past may. i want to have some facts right up front about the situation. every american should be proud of integrity shown at the u.s. military personnel caring for these detainees. their work is difficult, but they bring the highest honor to the work they do their. second, there are no human rights violations occurring at guantÁnamo bay. there is no doubt that the detainees are held in conditions that may or -- [muffled interruption in background] [gavel] >> thank you. given the safe and secure environment that it provides, they have freedom of movement activity than they would in a maximum u.s. prison. they have access to gym equipment and dental care and recreation. this is a political stunt. there's no benefit, because it is great. gym have access to equipment and dental care and recreation. the healthcare matches the level of the care received by our u.s. personnel. i would be remiss if i do not talk about the hunger strike there. this is a political stunt. they should not be rewarded. cla
i was at guantÁnamo bay this past may. i want to have some facts right up front about the situation. every american should be proud of integrity shown at the u.s. military personnel caring for these detainees. their work is difficult, but they bring the highest honor to the work they do their. second, there are no human rights violations occurring at guantÁnamo bay. there is no doubt that the detainees are held in conditions that may or -- [muffled interruption in background] [gavel] >>...
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five months of desperation in guantanamo bay the hunger strike drags on with prisoners failing to win changes to their plight is pressing on with force feeding . and south american leaders unite in support and condemnation lashing out at european countries for grounding the bolivian leaders plane with president murat is claiming the u.s. pressured them to do so our top stories this hour. international news and comment online on screen twenty four hours a day this is. violence has broken out in egypt tonight as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the deposed president morsy at least six people are said to have been killed and dozens injured nationwide well these are live pictures from the egyptian capital very close to here square and islamist backers a staging mass protests over the coup that ousted the country's leader morsy supporters are said to be approaching tout his square where he did president's opponents they're rallying there at the moment well earlier the military was accused of farting at demonstrators the army denied using live rounds saying they used rubb
five months of desperation in guantanamo bay the hunger strike drags on with prisoners failing to win changes to their plight is pressing on with force feeding . and south american leaders unite in support and condemnation lashing out at european countries for grounding the bolivian leaders plane with president murat is claiming the u.s. pressured them to do so our top stories this hour. international news and comment online on screen twenty four hours a day this is. violence has broken out in...
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i was at guantÁnamo bay this past may. i want to have some facts right up front about the situation. every american should be proud of integrity shown at the u.s. military personnel caring for these detainees. their work is difficult, but they bring the highest connor -- honor to the work they do their. second, there are no human rights violations occurring at guantÁnamo bay. there is no doubt that the detainees are held in conditions that may or -- [gavel] >> thank you. given the safe and secure environment that it provides, they have freedom of movement activity than they would in a maximum u.s. prison. they have access to jim education and dental care and equipment andgym dental care and recreation. this is a political stunt. rewarded.d not be the messages used by military personnel to feed feed detainees who wish not to be themselves are carefully monitored by medical personnel and those in command. it is right to continue to provide detainees nutrition. want to talk about the cost additionality. some people question
i was at guantÁnamo bay this past may. i want to have some facts right up front about the situation. every american should be proud of integrity shown at the u.s. military personnel caring for these detainees. their work is difficult, but they bring the highest connor -- honor to the work they do their. second, there are no human rights violations occurring at guantÁnamo bay. there is no doubt that the detainees are held in conditions that may or -- [gavel] >> thank you. given the safe...
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dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay that's where a hunger strike is now entering its sixth month. as president gathers latin american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy after its jet was refused access to european airspace. and supporters of egypt's ousted president called for more protests after the army's crackdown on the muslim brotherhood is leading to fears the military and islamists will soon clash. at one pm on friday this is r.t. live from moscow. straight to your top world headlines right now the u.s. government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay and lawyers for several prisoners of appeal to a washington court to intervene but the administration says federal judges have no say in what happens at that camp now the mass strike at the notorious u.s. military facility now entering its sixth month nearly two thirds of the inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment and detenti
dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay that's where a hunger strike is now entering its sixth month. as president gathers latin american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy after its jet was refused access to european airspace. and supporters of egypt's ousted president called for more protests after the army's crackdown on the muslim brotherhood is leading to fears the...
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bay are no guantÁnamo. hopefully understand that. also the notion that this will somehow inspire al qaeda more. i hate to tell you, but they are sufficiently inspired right now and doing everything they can to attack us. i applaud the various efforts to put forth to stop that. instead of having these terrorist inmates, maybe we have many that will massively increase the threat and it's just ridiculous. there is no benefit and the cost is great. let's get around to closing guantÁnamo as soon as we can. >> thank you, commerce and smith. >> thank you. it is an honor to be here with you today. i agree with mr. smith that al qaeda is very much inspired. i was at guantÁnamo bay this past may. i would like to dispel a couple of facts up front. every american should be proud of the integrity shown by u.s. military personnel caring for these detainees. their work is difficult, but they bring the highest honor and care to the work that they do their with the members of the joint task force. second. there are no hum
bay are no guantÁnamo. hopefully understand that. also the notion that this will somehow inspire al qaeda more. i hate to tell you, but they are sufficiently inspired right now and doing everything they can to attack us. i applaud the various efforts to put forth to stop that. instead of having these terrorist inmates, maybe we have many that will massively increase the threat and it's just ridiculous. there is no benefit and the cost is great. let's get around to closing guantÁnamo as soon...
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dozens of detainees being forced fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay that's where a strike is nearing the end of its fifth month. bolivia's president gathers latin american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy. refused access to european airspace. and parts of egypt explode in jubilation after the ousting of mohamed morsy some of the deposed president's top aides are arrested however fears of clashes between the army and. it is just after eight am on friday here in moscow this is r.t. worldwide news with me rory sushi it's good to have you with us today. the u.s. government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay lawyers for several prisoners of appeal to a washington court to intervene but the administration says federal judges have no say on what happens at the camp now the hunger strike at the notorious u.s. military facility is nearing the end of its fifth month now nearly two thirds of the inmate have now joined in the protest against allege
dozens of detainees being forced fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay that's where a strike is nearing the end of its fifth month. bolivia's president gathers latin american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy. refused access to european airspace. and parts of egypt explode in jubilation after the ousting of mohamed morsy some of the deposed president's top aides are arrested however fears of clashes between the...
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leaked the assessments to numerous guantanamo bay detainees and wiki leaks to. liz wahl has joined me earlier from fort meade and she discussed all of this and the importance of cornel morris davis's testimony that's right he is a frequent guest on our t.v. was also a key witness in the court martial against private first class bradley manning today colonel morris davis testified as an expert an expert on these one ton of obey detainee assessment of the seven hundred thousand documents that bradley manning admitted to handing over to wiki leaks are these profiles these assessments of guantanamo bay detainee is now essentially the defense compared to these briefs to baseball cards they contain all types of information on detainees everything from their names a date of birth aliases they may have had biographical information organizations they may have been affiliated with. all of this information. contained in these detainee assessment briefs now when manning's attorney david coombs questioned colonel morris davis he was trying to find out if these assessment bri
leaked the assessments to numerous guantanamo bay detainees and wiki leaks to. liz wahl has joined me earlier from fort meade and she discussed all of this and the importance of cornel morris davis's testimony that's right he is a frequent guest on our t.v. was also a key witness in the court martial against private first class bradley manning today colonel morris davis testified as an expert an expert on these one ton of obey detainee assessment of the seven hundred thousand documents that...
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for the meantime though the mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay now in its six month rule and perhaps its toughest period on monday that's when the holy muslim fast of ramadan begins now that's according to lawyers for the detainees who claim the u.s. military authorities running the facility preparing to operate a force feeding factory attorneys say the forty five inmates who are currently being fed against their will will struggle to survive in the coming weeks going without water during daylight hours as part of observing ramadan they'll also face nights in. dries cells for the painful force feeding procedures or through other practices worldwide is torture with us or it is maintain the measures necessary to prevent death a u.s. military lawyer barry wouldn't god who advocates for one of the prisoners he says there's no excuse for keeping people locked up without charge or trial ninety eight percent of these men have no allegations against them to say we can't release them because they might do something in the future is completely ridiculous look we understand that guantanamo bay
for the meantime though the mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay now in its six month rule and perhaps its toughest period on monday that's when the holy muslim fast of ramadan begins now that's according to lawyers for the detainees who claim the u.s. military authorities running the facility preparing to operate a force feeding factory attorneys say the forty five inmates who are currently being fed against their will will struggle to survive in the coming weeks going without water during...
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military authorities at guantanamo bay are allegedly stepping up efforts to break the detainees hunger strike now at six months and british inmates shocker off mark claims that the guards are using bizarre tactics for example intentionally slamming doors hundreds of times during the night the deprive the prisoners of their sleep now officials have also said that the force feeding of dozens of protesters will continue during the holy muslim fast of ramadan which begins on monday lawyers for the detainees fear the military will operate at painful for speeding factory at night time the procedure involves inmates being placed in dry cells with nothing to drink this after they've been fed against their will but the highly controversial practice is still being defended by the u.s. as r.t. is going to to can reports the u.n. calls for the us to stop force feeding guantanamo hunger strikers the practice is against international law and is seen by many as a form of torture and here is what first the guards strap the detainee down to a chair like this one been they put a mask over his face so th
military authorities at guantanamo bay are allegedly stepping up efforts to break the detainees hunger strike now at six months and british inmates shocker off mark claims that the guards are using bizarre tactics for example intentionally slamming doors hundreds of times during the night the deprive the prisoners of their sleep now officials have also said that the force feeding of dozens of protesters will continue during the holy muslim fast of ramadan which begins on monday lawyers for the...
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dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay it's where a mass hunger strike is now entering its. american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy was refused access to europe. and parts of egypt exploded in jubilation after the ousting of mohamed morsy some of the president's top aides are arrested but fears of clashes between the army. thank you for joining us this morning here on our. just after eleven am on friday. facility is now entering its sixth month nearly two thirds of inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment and detention without trial it's the largest strike in the camps eleven year history military doctors now force feeding forty five detainees to try and keep them alive this highly controversial practice has been condemned around the world but is still being defended by certain u.s. officials. picks up the story. calls for the u.s. to stop force feeding guantanamo hunger strikers the practice is against international law and is seen by man
dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay it's where a mass hunger strike is now entering its. american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy was refused access to europe. and parts of egypt exploded in jubilation after the ousting of mohamed morsy some of the president's top aides are arrested but fears of clashes between the army. thank you for joining us this morning here on...
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right now red light green light the detainees in guantanamo bay to receive hearings after years behind bars the fate of others already cleared for release that remains unclear more on that and the rest of the world's top headlines after the break. nobody chooses to be homeless nobody chooses to me and my sorrow. is that was for the show to. get in the six pm get out six six. they were in. school. and to me the class people in the. days that were against were. it's hard to think. of them. and to know that many may not have only been the last two should never be me but there are also do different closures that never should and. it's a quarter past the hour moscow time this is on it's here with me rule research show the world update in just a second for now though after years of indefinite detention almost half of the guantanamo bay prisoners will finally see their cases refute now the news comes as the hunger strike at the notorious prison six month legal reviews were actually ordered by president obama more than two years ago but it's only now the actual preparations have begun let's br
right now red light green light the detainees in guantanamo bay to receive hearings after years behind bars the fate of others already cleared for release that remains unclear more on that and the rest of the world's top headlines after the break. nobody chooses to be homeless nobody chooses to me and my sorrow. is that was for the show to. get in the six pm get out six six. they were in. school. and to me the class people in the. days that were against were. it's hard to think. of them. and to...
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over to wiki leaks are these profiles these assessments of guantanamo bay detainee is now essentially the defense compared to the the brief to baseball cards they contain all types of information on detainees everything from their names a date of birth aliases they may have had biographical information organizations they may have been affiliated with all of this information on contained in these detainee assessment brief now out when manning's attorney david coombs questioned colonel morris davis he was trying to find out if these assessment briefs were closely held u.s. secrets and how damaging they may have been to national security now colonel morris davis his response was interesting he said much of the information that was found in these detainee assessment briefs could be found on open sources people like you or me or anybody out there that really wanted to get ahold of this information they could do it on their own they could do it by doing internet searches they could do it by reading news articles by reading books that profiled these detainees he also mentioned this movie thi
over to wiki leaks are these profiles these assessments of guantanamo bay detainee is now essentially the defense compared to the the brief to baseball cards they contain all types of information on detainees everything from their names a date of birth aliases they may have had biographical information organizations they may have been affiliated with all of this information on contained in these detainee assessment brief now out when manning's attorney david coombs questioned colonel morris...
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well the united states is running up quite a bill by keeping guantanamo bay guantanamo bay open as well one hundred fifty million dollars per year now that's how much the pentagon is spending on the facility that's roughly a million prisoner compare that to the costs of regular in within the u.s. then put that into perspective the average american citizen makes nearly one thousand times less than what the government pays for each guantanamo prison that well that stay with us here in our t. because we'll be covering all things guantanamo throughout the day and we'll be talking to former prisoners their lawyers and military personnel about the situation at the facility. it is not a surprise to me that we. during a time of budget cuts we spend one hundred and fifty million dollars each year to imprison one hundred sixty six people dead more as become a symbol of around the world for america the quotes the evil. stories ahead including outrage in south america triggered by the grounding of the libyan presidential plane with the president saying he is ready to close the u.s. embassy in his c
well the united states is running up quite a bill by keeping guantanamo bay guantanamo bay open as well one hundred fifty million dollars per year now that's how much the pentagon is spending on the facility that's roughly a million prisoner compare that to the costs of regular in within the u.s. then put that into perspective the average american citizen makes nearly one thousand times less than what the government pays for each guantanamo prison that well that stay with us here in our t....
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well beside the human cost guantanamo bay is also clocking in at a hefty one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee compare that to the cost of regular inmates housed in america which is around twenty five thousand dollars and while the average american earns nearly eighteen times less than the annual spending on a single inmate well it spells trouble and on air and online as well we're bringing you the latest from the continuing mass hunger strike at the notorious facility at our website r.t. dot com you can follow the protest with our guantanamo timeline that's at r.t. dot com. still to come for you this hour. running on empty the u.k. government accused of being in denial as the number of people using food banks increases dramatically fording wages and sweeping welfare cuts. plus a chinese prepares to build a canal bridging the pacific and the atlantic right back yard and the rest of our top stories in just a moment. the civilized world produces more food. people die of hunger in other countries. millions of victims every. where
well beside the human cost guantanamo bay is also clocking in at a hefty one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee compare that to the cost of regular inmates housed in america which is around twenty five thousand dollars and while the average american earns nearly eighteen times less than the annual spending on a single inmate well it spells trouble and on air and online as well we're bringing you the latest from the continuing mass...
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you have various other people who are allowed to visit guantanamo bay but they never meet the prisoners they never see the actual conditions that these people are being held and what the prisoners say about why she happens there's probably a lot more accurate since they've been subject to this but this wife claims that guantanamo is just sort of a vacation camp perhaps of its exotic location it remains one of the world's most notorious prisons where people are held without trial for years and the conditions are such that inmates choose to go without food for five months rather than accept the conditions they're being held in in cuba r.t. and john are going to turn in for one of the detainees being force for their part imo he says the protesters are simply trying to get heard by obama who has the authority to be ongoing crisis. if i move very painful they find it very degrading they find it humiliating. they are on hunger strike in order to express themselves in the only way available to them to speak out against certain definite detention many of them are being held in solitary confinem
you have various other people who are allowed to visit guantanamo bay but they never meet the prisoners they never see the actual conditions that these people are being held and what the prisoners say about why she happens there's probably a lot more accurate since they've been subject to this but this wife claims that guantanamo is just sort of a vacation camp perhaps of its exotic location it remains one of the world's most notorious prisons where people are held without trial for years and...
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that you know we don't care whether these men did anything or not they're going to stay in guantanamo bay forever because it's good for us politically and that is completely the wrong answer you know if president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was then guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. braving the winds the e.u. tuned braze genetically modified food an ease the tide regulations surrounding it the country's environment secretary claims g.m. crops are actually safer than many of the alternatives although health organizations beg to differ g.m. crops such as corn and rice spread through the food chain via cattle are adding up in our daily products at around ninety percent of all biotechs see heeds our own by the us john monsanto which is accused of stifling small businesses and driving farmers to ruin meanwhile the alarm is being raised over the health implications of bio attack food ranging from simple allergies to devast
that you know we don't care whether these men did anything or not they're going to stay in guantanamo bay forever because it's good for us politically and that is completely the wrong answer you know if president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was then guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. braving the winds the e.u. tuned braze...
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men back home or give them justice in some form and at the sides of the human cost guantanamo bay is also clocking in at about a hefty one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee compared to the costs of regular inmates housed in america which is around twenty five thousand dollars now while the average american owns nearly eight hundred times less than the annual spending on a single guantanamo inmate well on air and online you can keep posted on this we're bringing you the latest from the continuing mass hunger strike torrijos prison on our web site you can follow the protest with one ton of timeline dot com. oh. live from moscow it's auty with me rory sushi still to come for you this hour that of running on empty the u.k. government is accused of being in denial the numbers of people using food buying crease drastically and fourteen wages and sweeping welfare cuts. plus a chinese from the past to build a canal bridging the pacific and the atlantic right in americas but god and the rest of the world's top headlines after the
men back home or give them justice in some form and at the sides of the human cost guantanamo bay is also clocking in at about a hefty one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee compared to the costs of regular inmates housed in america which is around twenty five thousand dollars now while the average american owns nearly eight hundred times less than the annual spending on a single guantanamo inmate well on air and online you can keep...
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now on to the latest from the hunger strike in guantanamo bay where one hundred six prisoners are now starving themselves with forty five being force fed just as the month long fast for ramadan begins this week during a senate judiciary committee hearing on tuesday the nominee to head up the f.b.i. james komi was asked what he would do about the ongoing hunger strike he danced around the question. if i were f.b.i. director i'd i don't think it's an area that would be within my. job scope but i i i don't know more about what you're describing them what do you care say it's within all of our job scopes to care about how the united states of america acts. so earlier this week u.s. district judge gladys kessler punted on issue an injunction against force feeding ruling that only the present the united states has the authority to stop the practice when asked in april why did prisoners are being force fed president obama responded by saying that he simply doesn't want these individuals to die meanwhile several groups including the world medical association in the u.n. high commissioner for
now on to the latest from the hunger strike in guantanamo bay where one hundred six prisoners are now starving themselves with forty five being force fed just as the month long fast for ramadan begins this week during a senate judiciary committee hearing on tuesday the nominee to head up the f.b.i. james komi was asked what he would do about the ongoing hunger strike he danced around the question. if i were f.b.i. director i'd i don't think it's an area that would be within my. job scope but i...
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detention facility at guantanamo bay as the hunger strike there lingers are lawmakers finally ready to do something about it we have an update on the hearing tonight show. it's wednesday july twenty fourth eight pm in washington d.c. same sex you're watching our t.v. then we begin with a story that could have been ripped straight from the headlines of the onion the n.s.a. which has the power to read all of our e-mails is apparently unable to read its own e-mails pro publica filed a freedom of information act request looking into the agency's p.r. efforts after a very friendly documentary about the n.s.a. aired on the national geographic channel basically pro publica was asking for records of e-mail exchanges between the n.s.a. and the national geographic channel but the n.s.a. freedom of information act officer cindy blacker responded to the request saying quote there's no essential method to search an e-mail at this time with the way our records are set up unfortunately she acknowledged it's a little antiquated and archaic. meanwhile today on the hill the n.s.a. dodged a bullet an ame
detention facility at guantanamo bay as the hunger strike there lingers are lawmakers finally ready to do something about it we have an update on the hearing tonight show. it's wednesday july twenty fourth eight pm in washington d.c. same sex you're watching our t.v. then we begin with a story that could have been ripped straight from the headlines of the onion the n.s.a. which has the power to read all of our e-mails is apparently unable to read its own e-mails pro publica filed a freedom of...
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dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay where a mass hunger strike is now entering its sixth month. bolivia's president in american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy after his jet was refused access to european airspace. and part of egypt exploded in jubilation after the sting of mohammed morsi some of the deposed president's top aides are arrested but fears of clashes between the army and islamist. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. with this hour's top headlines the u.s. government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay lawyers for several prisoners have appealed to a washington court to intervene but the administration says federal judges have no say in what happens at that camp now the mass hunger strike at the notorious military facility now entering its sixth month and nearly two thirds of the inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment and detention wit
dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay where a mass hunger strike is now entering its sixth month. bolivia's president in american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy after his jet was refused access to european airspace. and part of egypt exploded in jubilation after the sting of mohammed morsi some of the deposed president's top aides are arrested but fears of clashes...
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now you experience something like this firsthand as a prosecutor at guantanamo bay correct yes yes and now it only has faced some blowback from the latin american countries for its alleged role in diverting a plane the plane of the libyan president even morale is there now a lot of american countries in solidarity with morale is have a move there envoys from italy among other european countries so why isn't the us listening now well because we're the big kid on the playground who's going to tell us that we can't do it so again you know we're great at preaching to others about the rule of law and you heard the president yesterday on mandela's ninety fifth birthday talk about you know honoring you know accountability and respect for the law but we ignore it when it's inconvenient so that's certainly what we're doing here with italy where you know there are a lapdog when it comes to when we need a favor blocking evo morales you know head of state was an extraordinary step you know for the countries that forced his plane to land believing that snowden might be on the plane but then you kno
now you experience something like this firsthand as a prosecutor at guantanamo bay correct yes yes and now it only has faced some blowback from the latin american countries for its alleged role in diverting a plane the plane of the libyan president even morale is there now a lot of american countries in solidarity with morale is have a move there envoys from italy among other european countries so why isn't the us listening now well because we're the big kid on the playground who's going to...
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there's no human right violations occurring at guantanamo bay. there's no doubt they are held in conditions that may pass standards provided under the convention, and the safe and secure environment, they have more freedom of movement and activity than in a maximum u.s. security prison with access to gym, educational materials, top rate mental and dental care. they match the care received by the u.s. military personnel. the hunger strick there. it's a political stunt. .. about the constitutionality at the detention of guantanamo bay. let's talk about the policy concerns surrounding it. first of all, the current detainee's have been off the battlefield for some time yet to they may continue to provide valuable intelligence to u.s. intelligence collection. we shouldn't focus just on those who are here today. as i said we are still the engaged in the counterterrorism dollar around the globe that continue to need to have a secure location which still to detain the enemy combatants the intelligence collection and the enormous efforts to continue to id
there's no human right violations occurring at guantanamo bay. there's no doubt they are held in conditions that may pass standards provided under the convention, and the safe and secure environment, they have more freedom of movement and activity than in a maximum u.s. security prison with access to gym, educational materials, top rate mental and dental care. they match the care received by the u.s. military personnel. the hunger strick there. it's a political stunt. .. about the...
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we are spending $2.7 million per year for each detainee held at guantÁnamo bay. prisonersys for the have filed an emergency motion accusing prison authorities of violating religious rights during ramadan. the military reportedly has blocked nightly communal prayers for those refusing to in the link the hunger strike. the new legal filing asked the federal court to grant an injunction ensuring the prisoners religious rights are protected. several are reportedly being force-fed with nasal tubes. the judge overseeing detroit's bankruptcy effort has frozen all legal challenges or the city seeks protection from creditors. detroit's chapter nine bankruptcy filing has set off what could be a prolonged legal battle with thousands of current and former city employees whose pensions and medical benefits based major cuts. on wednesday, judge roads stated all lawsuits against detroit, emergency manager, and governor rick snyder of michigan during the bankruptcy process. outside the hearing, detroit firefighter took part in a rally to save the pensions of public workers. >> e
we are spending $2.7 million per year for each detainee held at guantÁnamo bay. prisonersys for the have filed an emergency motion accusing prison authorities of violating religious rights during ramadan. the military reportedly has blocked nightly communal prayers for those refusing to in the link the hunger strike. the new legal filing asked the federal court to grant an injunction ensuring the prisoners religious rights are protected. several are reportedly being force-fed with nasal tubes....
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nearly half of the prisoners at guantanamo bay will have their cases reviewed it's to decide whether the inmates still constitute a threat to america that merits continued to tension to the u.s. government more than two years to carry out this plan ordered by president obama well out of the hundred sixty six prisoners currently held at guantanamo bay seventy one inmates will get parole style hearings most haven't been charged with any crime because there isn't enough evidence to hold a trial but they were still considered too dangerous to be released of the rest only nine have been charged six of whom are awaiting death penalty trials and three have been convicted of war crimes and eighty six others are also in a legible reviews because they were cleared for release long ago while only were told to join eisenberg is one of the prisoners lawyers and he says that while parole hearings may be a welcome step toward shutting the facility down it's still not enough to make inmates stop their hunger strike which is now nearing its sixth month. in the case of these detainees the statement th
nearly half of the prisoners at guantanamo bay will have their cases reviewed it's to decide whether the inmates still constitute a threat to america that merits continued to tension to the u.s. government more than two years to carry out this plan ordered by president obama well out of the hundred sixty six prisoners currently held at guantanamo bay seventy one inmates will get parole style hearings most haven't been charged with any crime because there isn't enough evidence to hold a trial...
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lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainees say there's no indication the mass hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have had one meal the first though since february. and violence in belfast clashes broke out at the annual orange order parade despite a very heavy police presence. within a syrian rebel spokesman tells us the west should be very careful about supplying the. which he claims has been hijacked by al-qaeda linked militants. worldwide news live from moscow this is r t with me wrong and welcome to the program today. lawyers have pledged support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport of course that's where he's been holed up now for about three weeks let's get the details live from joining us here on the program hello to you paula so what's next well are to confirm that russia's federal migration committee has yet to receive a formal application for asylum from edward snowden this is despite yesterday's meeting t
lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainees say there's no indication the mass hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have had one meal the first though since february. and violence in belfast clashes broke out at the annual orange order parade despite a very heavy police presence. within a syrian rebel spokesman tells us the west should be very careful about supplying the. which he claims has been hijacked by al-qaeda linked militants. worldwide...
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to demonstrate the standard operating procedure for speeding detainees at guantanamo bay. no drugs. no no no no i didn't. mean to do it. i don't know about you but i was very difficult to watch in fact he couldn't even do it he later said it felt like an object syrian his brain just imagine in force against your will to incur this kind of treatment not once but twice daily so cruel as to most def or even attempting to do it just to send us a powerful message now it's our job to make sure that message doesn't fall on deaf ears. like. you've never seen anything like that. and reckless british bankers could soon face jail terms for misconduct while managing banks chancellor george osborne has backed tougher rules for the industry but his response to proposals from the parliamentary commission on banking standards is already drawing criticism or he says are still he joins us now from london with the details so tasso why exactly does osborne support for a new banking rules mean. well first of all let's remember that george osborne's call out for the for jail time for bankers who are accu
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president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was the guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. besides the human cost growing time obeys also clocking in i have to be one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee that compare that to the course of regular inmates housed in the us which is around twenty five thousand dollars while the average american is nearly a thousand times less than the annual spending on a single gone in mate. and online as well where bringing you the latest from the can to new hunger strike the notorious for so that he so log on to our website to follow the process with our grand time a timeline at r.t. dot com. a story numbers of britons are resorting to food banks to get enough to eat but the work and pensions minister claims just because more than half a million people need help to fill their bellies that doesn't mean government spending cuts are to bl
president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was the guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. besides the human cost growing time obeys also clocking in i have to be one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee that compare that to the course of regular inmates housed in the us which...
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and there's the marks of his voice that outrage over the force feeding of guantanamo bay hunger strikers during the holy month of ramadan a popular american rapper finds out firsthand just how painful that procedure can be. here in moscow now tonight this is our t.v. one is kevin and it's good to have you company first in russia says rebel syrian fighters not the army were behind a chemical attack in aleppo four months ago which left twenty six people dead the russian envoy to the united nations says that conclusion was reached after samples taken from the site were analyzed moscow's no hand of the evidence over to the u.n. for more on this is go live to washington correspondent and you can bring us up to speed if you would know a little bit more about what's come out here what was found. kevin as you remember the u.n. investigation into the use of chemical weapons and near aleppo never materialized the syrian government requested such investigation but so. do you want officials demanded access into all syrian facilities which syria denied insisting on the investigation of that particula
and there's the marks of his voice that outrage over the force feeding of guantanamo bay hunger strikers during the holy month of ramadan a popular american rapper finds out firsthand just how painful that procedure can be. here in moscow now tonight this is our t.v. one is kevin and it's good to have you company first in russia says rebel syrian fighters not the army were behind a chemical attack in aleppo four months ago which left twenty six people dead the russian envoy to the united...
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here to demonstrate the standard operating procedure for speeding detainees at guantanamo bay. through the. job. just so. i'm not. going to. me like you do in. i don't know about you but i was very difficult to watch in fact he couldn't even do it he later said it felt like an object steering his brain just imagine in forced against your will to incur this kind of treatment not once but twice daily so kudos to most def or even attempting to do it just to send us a powerful message now it's our job to make sure that message doesn't fall on deaf ears. like. you've never seen anything like. china's rapidly growing middle class is travelling the world like never before and providing a massive boost to tourist destinations in the proses spending over one hundred billion dollars last year alone but the benefits are not being felt there were a boy who has been looking into why the chinese are leaving me out of their travel plans. it's one of the top global tourist destinations but according to new research securing a visa to come to the u.k. spreading to be more trouble than it's wort
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also this week with no sign of a let up in the guantanamo bay hunger strike now in its six month prison guards are resorting to a new harsh techniques to and the standoff. this is our teens five pm in moscow i'm marina joshing welcome to the program. now three latin american countries have said they're ready to grant asylum to adult snowden the leaders of believe eleven as well in nicaragua are offering a helping hand to the man who exposed the u.s. government's global surveillance web washington's aggressive pursuit of the whistleblower has prompted those leaders to rally around the former n.s.a. contractor arches and he said now we have more i think snowden tsonga's prices though with a latin american twist a glimmer of hope after living in limbo for weeks then as well as nicaragua and bolivia for the n.s.a. leaker asylum after the european countries rejected his official request for most of the week if snowden himself didn't know where his future would be taking him then we certainly did and this really it was thought ecuador might be a possibility but president gray is sentiment tow
also this week with no sign of a let up in the guantanamo bay hunger strike now in its six month prison guards are resorting to a new harsh techniques to and the standoff. this is our teens five pm in moscow i'm marina joshing welcome to the program. now three latin american countries have said they're ready to grant asylum to adult snowden the leaders of believe eleven as well in nicaragua are offering a helping hand to the man who exposed the u.s. government's global surveillance web...
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will finally hold long deferred hearings for dozens of guantanamo bay in maids while eighty six others cleared for release still unable to leave the press. news a live from moscow this is r t with me rory sushant thank you for joining us today the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden could finally set foot on russian territory today he's waiting for paperwork which would allow him to leave the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport and according to his lawyer the man who leaked secret u.s. documents is here to stay. right outside the airport let's get the latest from her right now and good to see you this morning so it's possible here that russia could become the official home all former n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden. rory that is a distinct possibility in this case the announcement came as a surprise to many seeing as how the applications had. and submitted far and wide for asylum in other areas and after a month staying here at sheremetyevo airport it turns out that he may be seeking asylum temporarily here in russia now the reasons for this are fairly straightforward acc
will finally hold long deferred hearings for dozens of guantanamo bay in maids while eighty six others cleared for release still unable to leave the press. news a live from moscow this is r t with me rory sushant thank you for joining us today the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden could finally set foot on russian territory today he's waiting for paperwork which would allow him to leave the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport and according to his lawyer the man who leaked secret...
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to demonstrate the standard operating procedure for its treating detainees at guantanamo bay. and. for that. job. no. drugs have. no i mean to. me he's got to do it. i don't know about you but i was very difficult to watch in fact he couldn't even do it he later said it felt like an object to syrian his brain just imagine enforced against your will to encourage this kind of treatment not once but twice daily so cruel as to most def or even attempting to do it just to send us a powerful message now it's our job to make sure that message doesn't fall on deaf ears. it looks like. you've never seen anything like that. now corruption has worsened all over the world over the past two years according to a newly released international poll a report from transparency international shows that people in most countries from the richest to poorest increasingly view their governments split all parties and police as corrupt while to get some insight into this we're now joined live from berlin by a sin heinrich who is research director at transparency international thank you so much for joining us
to demonstrate the standard operating procedure for its treating detainees at guantanamo bay. and. for that. job. no. drugs have. no i mean to. me he's got to do it. i don't know about you but i was very difficult to watch in fact he couldn't even do it he later said it felt like an object to syrian his brain just imagine enforced against your will to encourage this kind of treatment not once but twice daily so cruel as to most def or even attempting to do it just to send us a powerful message...
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president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was the guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. besides the human calls gone tunnel days also clocking in as a half to one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee combat to the cost of regular inmates housed in the u.s. which is around twenty five thousand dollars while the everett american as nearly eight hundred times less than the annual spending on a single gun ton of our inmate. underlined as well we're bringing you the latest from the continuing mass hunger strike at the notorious facility we're going to a web site to follow the protest with our own time a timeline at it up call. up next i report on the vicious circle of diplomacy and hunger in africa. south carolina's playing around with the idea of using shame plates which are license plates that can display special messages the department of motor vehicles would have com
president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was the guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. besides the human calls gone tunnel days also clocking in as a half to one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee combat to the cost of regular inmates housed in the u.s. which is around...
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that you know we don't care whether these men did anything or not they're going to stay in guantanamo bay forever because it's good for us politically and that is completely the wrong answer you know if president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was then guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form well besides the human cost one ton of mowbray is also clocking in at a hefty one hundred fifty million dollars a year. that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee now compare that to the costs of regular inmates housed in america which is around twenty five thousand dollars while the average american is nearly eighteen times less than the annual spending on a single one ton of. now on air and online as well we're bringing you the latest from the continuing mass hunger strike at the notorious for so if you can follow the protest on our website. with one ton of a timeline standing by if you know it just a click away twenty
that you know we don't care whether these men did anything or not they're going to stay in guantanamo bay forever because it's good for us politically and that is completely the wrong answer you know if president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was then guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form well besides the human cost one ton of...
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lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainees say there's no indication a mass hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have one meal for the first time since february. and violence in belfast as clashes break out of the annual orange order parade despite a very heavy police presence. within hears from a syrian rebel spokesman he says the front is tearing itself apart. militant. opposition. this is r t with. the week's top headlines here thanks for joining us lawyers have pledged support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport of course that's where he's been holed up for now well the past three weeks let's get the latest details he has. expressed his gratitude to the countries that have suggested they would take him in these include the likes of venezuela bolivia. but it's becoming apparent that it's increasingly difficult for him to get to these countries not only because of a lack of paperwork but also because of the mary.
lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainees say there's no indication a mass hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have one meal for the first time since february. and violence in belfast as clashes break out of the annual orange order parade despite a very heavy police presence. within hears from a syrian rebel spokesman he says the front is tearing itself apart. militant. opposition. this is r t with. the week's top headlines here thanks for...
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way off the years of indefinite detention almost half of the guantanamo bay prisoners will finally see their cases reviewed by the news comes as the hunger strike of the notorious prison six months now legal reviews were actually older by president obama more than two years ago but it's only now the actual preparations have begun let's bring you some numbers here on the program let's have a look and see what we're talking about about one hundred sixty six prisoners currently held it gets a seventy one inmates will get parole style hearings that. most haven't been charged with any crime because there simply isn't enough evidence to hold a trial though they were still considered too dangerous to be released now all of the rest only nine have been charged six of which are awaiting death penalty trials three though have been convicted of war crimes that while eighty six others are also ineligible for abuse that because they were already cleared for release a long time ago now all this is a welcome step to closing down guantanamo it is not enough to make inmates stop their hunger strike tha
way off the years of indefinite detention almost half of the guantanamo bay prisoners will finally see their cases reviewed by the news comes as the hunger strike of the notorious prison six months now legal reviews were actually older by president obama more than two years ago but it's only now the actual preparations have begun let's bring you some numbers here on the program let's have a look and see what we're talking about about one hundred sixty six prisoners currently held it gets a...
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lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainee say there's no indication the hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have eaten a meal now for the first time since february. as clashes break out of the annual orange order parade despite a heavy police presence. shooting dead a top syrian rebel commander this in the latest escalation of infighting all among the opposition. well good morning from moscow worse now we're just off to eight am on saturday. world headlines let's get straight now to the whistleblower. lawyers have fresh support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia now this following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport that's where he's been holed up now for roughly three weeks get the details out told scott who joins us here on the program paul good morning to you so what's next morning well after three weeks in hiding edward snowden has finally been seen in public he called yesterday's meeting with human rights activists and noise not just from the intern
lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainee say there's no indication the hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have eaten a meal now for the first time since february. as clashes break out of the annual orange order parade despite a heavy police presence. shooting dead a top syrian rebel commander this in the latest escalation of infighting all among the opposition. well good morning from moscow worse now we're just off to eight am on saturday....
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p it's just coming from the white house relative to guantanamo bay. of course, something the president has indicated he wanted to close. apparently, two prisoners are being repatriated from guantanamo bay to algeria. what do you know about this? >> that is a statement we just got from the white house. while it is significant that they're mentioning two have been repatriated back to algeria, so many more are still at guantanamo bay. the bottom part of that statement, the white house said we ask congress to help us resolve the situation with all the other people who are at guantanamo bay. of course, it is congress that has put restrictions on the white house being able to quote/unquote officially close out guantanamo bay. one of the very tricky things is that many of the host countries aren't -- don't want these people back in their home countries. algeria accepted these two. this has been a thorny issue the white house has been dealing with over the past four years. >> absolutely. let's get to anthony weiner and his difficult situation there. he's stay
p it's just coming from the white house relative to guantanamo bay. of course, something the president has indicated he wanted to close. apparently, two prisoners are being repatriated from guantanamo bay to algeria. what do you know about this? >> that is a statement we just got from the white house. while it is significant that they're mentioning two have been repatriated back to algeria, so many more are still at guantanamo bay. the bottom part of that statement, the white house said...
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and also this hour as activists voiced their outrage over the force feeding of guantanamo bay hunger strikers during the holy month of ramadan a popular american rapper finds out first time just how painful this procedure could be. if you just joined us this is r.t. international it's kevin owen here with very good to have you company edward snowden's plea for political asylum looking precisely promising to save me a fugitive u.s. intelligence leaker now has three latin american countries venezuela the correct bolivia all willing to work willing to offer refuge to him from prosecution in his homeland but whichever asylum destination snowden chooses getting there of course is going to be no simple matter as art he's going to teach you can explains now. edward snowden submitted his request ask to have been his while this president indicated in very strong terms that his country was ready to accept him this is what you said about snowden he's a young man who in the spirit of her belly and has told the truth about the united states spying on the whole world so we see that snowden will be
and also this hour as activists voiced their outrage over the force feeding of guantanamo bay hunger strikers during the holy month of ramadan a popular american rapper finds out first time just how painful this procedure could be. if you just joined us this is r.t. international it's kevin owen here with very good to have you company edward snowden's plea for political asylum looking precisely promising to save me a fugitive u.s. intelligence leaker now has three latin american countries...
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and the us will finally hold long deferred hearings for dozens of guantanamo bay inmates while eighty six others cleared for release are still unable to leave the prison. this is actually coming to life from the russian capital and marina joshie welcome to the program. and it's a whistleblower edward snowden could finally set food on russian territory today he's waiting for paperwork which would allow him to leave the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport and according to a lawyer who is helping snowden the man who leaked secret u.s. documents is here to stay are just landed france is at the airport. it is a distinct possibility that edward studied could soon call the russian federation home and even be looking for a job here on russian soil but now the announcement came as quite a surprise to many people but the reasons for it are fairly straightforward according to one of his legal advisers here in russia leaving the country at to get one of the other countries that has offered edward snowden asylum is just too dangerous and started could very easily end up in the hands of t
and the us will finally hold long deferred hearings for dozens of guantanamo bay inmates while eighty six others cleared for release are still unable to leave the prison. this is actually coming to life from the russian capital and marina joshie welcome to the program. and it's a whistleblower edward snowden could finally set food on russian territory today he's waiting for paperwork which would allow him to leave the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport and according to a lawyer who...